2nd Sunday on King Street

For fans of Charleston culture

How to stay warm at 2nd Sunday on King Street. Eat! Drink! Shop!

Susan Lucas

Pick up a sweater or denim jacket at Finicky Filly’s BIGGEST SALE OF THE YEAR. Enjoy a personalized shopping experience and couture collections pieces that will be showstoppers—in beautiful, distinctive fabrics 303 King Street.

Flowers by Vanessa will custom make and deliver wrist bouquets and other arrangementsfor your special event. Meet Vanessa at 293 King Street in front of our favorite Pad Thai restaurant, Fire.Grill.

At the 2nd Sunday VIP tent this month,, Drawing inspiration from the natural beauty of Asheville and its surrounding mountains, Element Tree Essentials created lotion candles that not only delight the senses, but also bring a touch of nature's serenity into your home..Handmade in Asheville, North Carolina and sold at 179 Church Street.

Dorie Wallace will also be there, with her book Bedtime at the Zoo. She’s a 7th Generation Charlestonian with a day job in the technology industry, sharing her love of Charleston and the Southern Lifestyle at charlestonsercy.com. Dorie & her daughter Ryan wrote a nursery rhyme that became a children’s book. Meet Dorie and pick up Bedtime at the Zoo, at the tent, in front of the Apple Store.

The Jelly Palm Jug Band will play in the Market Street area, along with other musical surprises. Music keeps us warm!

Follow @2ndsundayonking on Instagram to see stories from 2nd Sunday all month.

Yes please to a fresh, hot pizza, Napoletana style from Damichelo Pizza in front of Christian Micci at 220 King Street. Order your pizza, pop in to shop at one of Lower King Street’s unique galleries and boutiques, pick up your pie and enjoy! Mangiare!

Thank you to our sponsors

Susan Lucas

Happy Cheeks

Yes you can buy a bidet at 2nd Sunday, thanks to Happy Cheeks! Visit their website and find out why you’ll thank yourself. Happy Cheeks is proudly based in Charleston.

Folly Golf

Introduce yourself to Folly Golf, a Charleston-based lifestyle golf ball company partnered with local artist Ryan Beck to transform a traditional category into one that is unique, full of life, and expressive of the artist and athlete in all of us.

And of course Xfinity!

Greystar | Sweathouz | Luminous Aesthetics | Woodhouse Spa | Horstmeier Construction Company and The Cottages at Ingleside

For the 2nd Sunday dogs…

Susan Lucas

Woof Gang will be offering 15% off sweaters and Christmas cookies. 

Their Angel Tree, benefiting pups from Charleston Animal Society is ready for donations. Customers purchasing donations over $20 will receive a bag of Woof Gang Bakery pink label cookies, a $10.99 value. 

Larry needs a sweater. Here he is with artist Tate Nation last month. This month is sweater weather.

Music

Susan Lucas

Parker Williams will play the trumpet accompanied by Moses Blom on French horn. Both are students at Charleston School of the Arts. 313 King Street.

Madeline Broderick is a local singer/songwriter who plays with fiddle player Rayna Perez. Enjoy bluegrass, Americana, blues, country, folk from this Daylight Duo. King Street at Market.

Our perennial favorite cellist, Austin Fitzhenry will be around too.

What’s better than free parking!

Susan Lucas

As a gift to residents this holiday season, the City of Charleston is once again offering a free 2-hour parking voucher for use in participating city garages November 29th through December 31st, 2024.

This year, residents will be able to use their mobile devices as their parking voucher. Find the voucher here.

How to Scan: 

  1. Pull a ticket from one of the participating garages.

  2. Upon exiting, insert ticket.

  3. Once the ticket is inserted, scan the parking voucher’s QR Code at the reader located on the upper right-hand corner of the machine.

  4. As the voucher covers 2 hours, pay any remaining fees. 

Need Help? Press the blue call button at the top of the machine for assistance. Don’t worry! If you don’t have a smart phone or just prefer a hard copy, we have a printable version available here.

Four Participating Garages: 

Saint Philip Street - 34 Saint Philip Street

Visitor Center - 63 Mary Street

Majestic Square - 211 King Street

Queen Street - 93 Queen Street

Not valid during special event rates. Other exclusions may apply.

Our favorite holiday event. The Charleston School of the Arts Holiday Spectacular

Music, ShoppingSusan Lucas

Charleston School of the Arts Symphony Orchestra and Singers Present A Holiday Spectacular. You’ll be amazed and inspired by all this young talent.

December 10 & 11 | 7:00pm at Charleston’s beautiful Gaillard Center.

Join the award-winning Charleston School of the Arts Symphony and Singers at their annual Holiday Spectacular. This festive concert will feature holiday favorites your entire family will enjoy.  This event is a tradition enjoyed by many across the Low Country, and you’re invited to experience the magic!

2nd Sunday on King Street and The KKBE Lowcountry Nosh Today!

Artist Spotlight, Dinner, Experiences, FoodSusan Lucas

So many stores, galleries and restaurants, so much to eat, drink see and do . It’s the most fun you can have in Charleston every single month. Park. Walk to Liberty Street (you know, it’s where the Apple Store is). Look for the 2nd Sunday tent and introduce yourself to @fishprintgirl Liz Roberts, who will introduce you to Gyotaku, the ancient method of printing fish. She inks one side of a real, locally caught fish then presses paper onto the fish to transfer the ink to create an exact mirrored image. Beautiful. And there’s free 2nd Sunday stuff. Pick up a post-it everybody loves post-its!

Then, on to Hasell Street for The Lowcountry Nosh, the Jewish food and heritage festival held annually as part of 2nd Sunday by KKBE. Takes up the whole block on Hasell Street. So many delicacies, so little time. And pickles! KKBE is the second oldest synagogue in the United States and the oldest in continuous use. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1980.

Opera, books, little white dogs and music at 2nd Sunday

Art, Book Events, Dogs, Flowers, Food, Jewelry, MusicSusan Lucas

What you can expect at this month’s 2nd Sunday; lots of world class shopping, seeing neighbors and friends, live music, Charleston culture and so many memorable experiences.

Brian Livingston Author of The Habits of Squirrels will be at the Info Tent at Liberty Street.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with an irate squirrel. 

In this charming, thoughtful meditation on all of life’s journeys, Brian Livingston finds humor, grace, and sunburn on one of the country’s great hikes. His character encounters the Trail’s eccentric inhabitants, who will help him, challenge him, and ultimately shape his journey and determine what kind of person he wants to be.

Meet Bryan, pick up a copy of his book—we have ours!—and join him on this wonderful squirrley journey.

Music

In addition to our eclectic group of talented buskers, The Charleston Vibes, the Charleston Opera Theater, The Trippentones, an encore performance by the excellent jazz trio you saw at 2nd Sunday last month, and bagpipes leading the Westie Pawrade down king street.

Join the Charleston Symphony Orchestra League (CSOL), and fellow interior design and architectural aficionados for the fall must do “do,” the 27th Annual Kiawah Island Tour of Homes.  As the longest running island house tour in the Lowcountry, the Symphony Tour has become an annual fall destination for Charleston locals and hundreds of visitors to the Lowcountry.

At Wagoween, pups parade through the beautiful Charleston Place courtyard at 205 Market Street, where local celebrity judges award drool-worthy prizes across several costume categories.

Watch as the courageous K9 Unit of the Charleston Police Department demonstrates how it keeps our city safe at 1 PM. Meet Watson and Holmes, the hero horses of the Mounted Patrol and discover more Wagoween surprises!

Wagoween benefits the Charleston Police Department's courageous K9 Unit and public safety initiatives through the LENS Foundation.

Evensong at st Philip’s At 4:00 p.m. on the second Sunday of the month (October through May), St. Philip's offers a service of Choral Evensong, a time of contemplative worship, psalmody, and prayer. Please join; public is invited! A note about Evensong from the Rev. Brian McGreevy: The term “Evensong” is derived from the Old English ​ǣfensang,​ originally applied to the pre-Reformation service of Vespers during the Middle Ages. Contemplative in tone, the liturgy for this service has remained essentially unchanged for some 500 years, and connects us to the countless host of saints who have gone before.

Charleston Opera Theater

See a show on 2nd Sunday, a dark thriller in The Minutes or a Victorious Purlie

TheatreSusan Lucas

It's Parks and Rec meets The Stepford Wives in the hysterical, straight-from-Broadway comedy/mystery THE MINUTES.  History goes missing, along with a city councilman and the minutes from the previous meeting, as a small town city council is forced to confront their beloved town's mysterious past.

Kennedy Center honoree Ossie Davis delivers a comedic triumph in Purlie Victorious, the Tony Award-winning production recently headlined by Leslie Odom Jr. on Broadway, it’s at the Historic Dock Street Theatre.

Toppl in to Woof Gang on 2nd Sunday

Art, Dogs, MusicSusan Lucas

Customers can bring their own Toppl or purchase one at the store. Woof Gang will have yummy stuffings and treats to try so guests can get creative with their Toppl while preparing a yummy enrichment treat for their dog. 341 King Street

Ryan Peterson and his Jazz Band will play at (approximately) 313 King Street.

Music by the CofC’ Trippentones at 3:00!

We’re excited about Mabel Mae’s Bakery all natural baked goods. We hear her stuff is amazing!! Look for Mabel Mae’s around Beaufain Street.

Lil tuft, she’s a rug maker. Such cute rugs!! We’re after the sardine can!

It’s Not Raining Inside Candlefish and it’s Restaurant Week!

Art, Charleston Made, Dinner, Dogs, Experiences, Fine Dining, FlowersSusan Lucas

If it’s raining, you can duck the raindrops inside at The Restoration, corner of King & Wentworth. Choose Coffee at The Rise, lunch at The Watch Rooftop, or their beautiful library space off the lobby. Hazel Twenty Boutique on Wentworth Street is right next door. Here’s a list of more ideas:

367 King DFTI

356 Craft DIY

354 State and Liberty

345 King Street Kenny Flowers

341 King Street Woof Gang

338 Francesca’s

337 King Street Rusty Bull

333 King Street Chubbies

300 King Street My Sisters Cottage

273 King Street Collared Greens

270 King Street Candlefish

231 King Street Spartina

208 King Street AW Shucks

200 King Street Peyton William

171 King Street Beau and Ro

161 King Street Charleston Shoe

And at 51 George Street House of Sage

Photo credit Susan Lucas Hoffman